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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the north and southeast.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in New South Wales (5- 100 millimetres) and Victoria and…
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OverviewProvides the required confidence that a target pest does not occur within a designated area, thereby allowing trade to occur from within that area.PFAs are most often used for high-risk pests that are easier to detect and eradicate, and applied to high-value agricultural areas where…
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Author: Ben SlatterIn 2024, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected for the third consecutive year through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being…
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Before landing in Australian territory, you must comply with our requirements for aircraft clearance.The Biosecurity obligations for aircraft arriving in Australian territory outlines the mandatory obligations at each stage of aircraft clearance.Here we’ve reproduced the section on arrival in…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The datasets below outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2022-23 financial year, under the National Residue Survey.
Tables in each document give details of the:
chemicals that were screened
analytical findings from the…
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Date of issue: 19 August 2024Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2024-10AttentionIndustries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry CouncilExport EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Central and…
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Date of issue: 19 August 2024Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2024-32Related MAAs: MAA2024-28AttentionIndustries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilDairy…
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Date of issue: 25 September 2024Date of effect: 25 September 2024Reference Number: MAA 2024-11AttentionIndustries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry CouncilExport establishmentsExportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Livestock producers must be alert for signs of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their animals regardless of where they are in…
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You can prepare livestock for export if you are a licensed exporter and have an approved arrangement (AA) and approved export program (AEP) in place. You can also prepare livestock for export if you have a small and infrequent (S&I) exemption to these requirements. You must export in line…
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